Drew Louis

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Drew Louis
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Louis in 2024
Background information
Birth nameAndrew Louis Klemm
Born (2000-03-28) March 28, 2000 (age 24)
Origin Hudson, Ohio
Genres Pop
OccupationRecord producer · singer · songwriter
Years active2020–present
Website drewlouismusic.com

Andrew Louis Klemm (born March 28, 2000), [1] known professionally as Drew Louis, is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter. [2] [3] He is best known for his work with RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Trinity the Tuck, Kylie Sonique Love, and Amanda Tori Meating, [4] as well as Sony Japan's The Gospellers, [5] and Yena. [6]

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Career

Louis's professional musical career began while studying at the Los Angeles College of Music, [7] where he met K-pop and J-pop singer-songwriter Mayu Wakisaka. [8] In 2021, Louis and Wakisaka co-wrote "Loving Out Loud" for The Gospellers. [9] They then co-wrote "Vacay" & "Lxxk 2 U" for Yena's debut mini-album Smiley, as well as the title track of her third mini-album Good Morning in 2024. [10]

Louis released his single "Love So Right" in June 2023. [11] Earmilk described it as "...[A] nostalgic pop single... with an anthemic sing-a-long worthy chorus...". [12] In Billboard Argentina , Louis stated that the song was mainly inspired by his love of pop music from the 2010s. [13] In October 2023, Louis was awarded the Music Forward LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist Award by Live Nation. [14]

In May 2023, Drew produced the titular single for the Drag Isn't Dangerous digital fundraiser. [15] In November 2023, Louis executive produced and co-wrote Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Musical with Trinity the Tuck. [16] The cast featured multiple past Drag Race contestants. [17] He then produced "My Kitty" for Amanda Tori Meating, which premiered on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 in January 2024. [8] In an interview with Wonderland in February 2024, Louis announced that he was executive producing Trinity the Tuck's dark-pop album Sinematic . [10] He told Notion that the album was inspired by their shared love of The Pussycat Dolls and Britney Spears. [8]

In June 2024, Louis co-wrote and produced Grant & Ash’s debut viral single “A Twink and a Redhead”. [18]

Discography

All credits are adapted from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's database, and Spotify. [19] [20]

Songwriting and production credits

YearTitleArtist(s)AlbumWriter(s)Producer(s)
2024"Panera" Grant & Ash Non-album singleDrew Louis, Grant Gibbs, Ashley Gill Drew Louis
"Sleeping Beauty" Trinity the Tuck Sinematic Drew Louis, Jayelle, Coen Hutton, Myah Marie
"Let Them Eat Cake"Drew Louis, Jayelle, Max Vernon
"Give it Up"Drew Louis, Jayelle, Sierra Cornell
"'Til Death Becomes Us"
(featuring Jujubee)
Drew Louis, Jayelle, Coen Hutton
“Money Mad”Drew Louis, Jayelle, Violet Skies
"Detonate"Drew Louis, Jayelle, Coen Hutton
"Miss Jesus Christ"Drew Louis, Jayelle, Ash Gordon
"A Twink and a Redhead" Grant & Ash Non-album singlesDrew Louis, Grant Gibbs, Ashley Gill
"Take it Slow" Joe Serafini Drew Louis, Jayelle, Joe Serafini
"Good Morning" Yena Good Morning Drew Louis, Mayu Wakisaka, Jayelle, 72, Pollock, Jonathan Sim, Twlv, Yena Pollock, Jonathan Sim, 72
"Lost Angel" Kylie Sonique Love Non-album singlesDrew Louis, Kylie Sonique Love Drew Louis
"Nice To Meet Ya"Victory BrooksDrew Louis, Jayelle
"My Kitty" Amanda Tori Meating Drew Louis, Amanda Tori Meating
2023"Ex Miss" Kylie Sonique Love Drew Louis, Jayelle, Kylie Sonique Love
"Keep Up"Karma CarrDrew Louis, Jayelle, Karma Carr
"Good Enough"
(featuring Alaska Thunderfuck, Jimbo, Manila Luzon, Ginger Minj, Aria B. Cassadine, Kylie Sonique Love)
Trinity the Tuck Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Musical Drew Louis, Jayelle
"Eternity to Me"
(featuring Alaska Thunderfuck)
"I'm Rich, But I'll Change"Drew Louis
"You Just Need a Little Mary"
"A Massive Shadow"
"Light in the Dark"
(featuring Aria B. Cassadine, Kylie Sonique Love)
Drew Louis, Jayelle
"The Clock Strikes One"Drew Louis
"Guilt's So Heavy"
(featuring Ginger Minj)
Drew Louis, Jayelle
"A Curious Thing Happened"Drew Louis
"Trinity Ruins Christmas"
(featuring Jimbo, Manila Luzon)
Drew Louis, Jennifer Whitlock, Mark Byers, Ryan Taylor
"It's In The Book"
(featuring Alaska Thunderfuck)
Drew Louis
"Drag Isn't Dangerous" Jayelle & Ocean KellyNon-album singles Ash Gordon, Ocean Kelly, Drew Louis
"Sugar Rush"CerandaCeranda Michelle Silva, Jayelle, Drew Louis
2022"Lxxk 2 U" Yena Smiley Drew Louis, Yena, Mayu Wakisaka, Jayelle, 72, Pollock, Jonathan Sim, Moon Da-eun, Nam-Hye-juOllipop
"Vacay"Drew Louis, Mayu Wakisaka, Jayelle, 72, Pollock, Kang Eun-jungPollock
"Ur Next Ex Gf" Jayelle Non-album singlesDrew Louis, Jayelle Drew Louis
"Rock Bottom"
"Queen"
2021"Natural Disaster"

(feat. Dante Juhkel)

Pretty Little SaboteurDrew Louis, Jayelle, Dante Juhkel, Shoshana Rosemarin
"Men Are Candy"Non-album singlesDrew Louis, Jayelle
"Double Standard"Drew Louis, Jayelle, Mel JohnsonDrew Louis, Mel Johnson
"Antisocial Media" Shiragirl Drew Louis, Jayelle, Alexandra Nicole Windsor, Constance Antoinette Day, Rain Palladino, Shira Leigh YevinDrew Louis
"Loving Out Loud" The Gospellers A Cappella 2Drew Louis, Mayu Wakisaka, Joe Ryan IIINo producer credited

As lead artist

Singles

YearTitleAlbumWriter(s)Producer(s)
2023"Love So Right"Non-album singlesDrew Louis, Jayelle, Matt BeckleyDrew Louis, Matt Beckley
2022"Winter Fling"Drew LouisDrew Louis
"Poser"
(with Milli2nd)
Drew Louis, Jayelle, Milli2ndDrew Louis, Milli2nd
"Bottom of the Bottle"Baby's First HeartbreakDrew Louis, Jayelle, Shoshana RosemarinDrew Louis
2021"First Date"Non-album singlesDrew Louis, Jayelle
"Ultraviolet"Drew Louis, Jayelle, Odin CheesebroDrew Louis, Odin Cheesebro
"Petty"Drew Louis, Jayelle, Carlee Chappell, Francis KarelDrew Louis
"Falling in Like"Drew Louis, Jayelle
2020"Blocked"

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Baby's First Heartbreak
Track listing
  1. "New Lover"
  2. "Bottom of the Bottle"
  3. "Get You Back"
  4. "Closure"
TitleYearAlbum
"Lock Me Up"

(Heather Kathryn featuring Jayelle and Drew Louis)

2022Non-album single

Awards and nominations

YearAwardResult
2023 Live Nation Music Forward LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist Award [7] [14] Won

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